SECTION X: MEDIA, COMMUNICATIONS, AND THE INTERNET

A. Media

1. Anti-trust regulations shall be enforced in the media and communications industry. Laws and regulations regarding media ownership shall revert to pre-1970 rules.
 
 

2. There shall be no censorship of communications or the news.

3. The media shall not refuse progressive advertising.

4. If any broadcast news network or subsidiary is found to have deliberately and consistently falsified news, the network shall lose its right to broadcast on the public airwaves for one year.

5. Libel and slander laws equal to those in the United Kingdom shall be established and enforced.

6. Laws protecting and preserving the rights of reporters to protect their sources shall be upheld. No journalist shall be subject to a penalty for protecting a source of  a news story.

7. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) shall be fully restored. Federal agencies shall not charge reporters in the United States or U.S. citizens for information requested under FOIA.

8. The advertising and marketing of drugs and pharmaceutical products shall be subject to the same restrictions as tobacco advertising.

B. Internet
Internet neutrality shall be inviolate. There shall be no taxes on the use of the Internet.

1. Government shall not block, delay, or interfere with Internet traffic. The Government shall not levy taxes on the Internet. Access to the Internet shall not be restricted in any way.

2. Telephone, cellular, and cable companies and Internet service providers (ISPs) shall not block, delay, or interfere with any internet traffic or content except for obvious spam.

3. Government shall not use the internet for collecting data on citizens.